From a386675a6a636b8e6b96277da8e9191e9dc710dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Graham Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 06:58:25 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Fixed #15968 - Noted that readonly_fields are excluded from the ModelForm --- docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt index ee1342b43d..29ee66bccc 100644 --- a/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt +++ b/docs/ref/contrib/admin/index.txt @@ -816,9 +816,11 @@ subclass:: By default the admin shows all fields as editable. Any fields in this option (which should be a ``list`` or ``tuple``) will display its data - as-is and non-editable. Note that when specifying :attr:`ModelAdmin.fields` - or :attr:`ModelAdmin.fieldsets` the read-only fields must be present to be - shown (they are ignored otherwise). + as-is and non-editable; they are also excluded from the + :class:`~django.forms.ModelForm` used for creating and editing. Note that + when specifying :attr:`ModelAdmin.fields` or :attr:`ModelAdmin.fieldsets` + the read-only fields must be present to be shown (they are ignored + otherwise). If ``readonly_fields`` is used without defining explicit ordering through :attr:`ModelAdmin.fields` or :attr:`ModelAdmin.fieldsets` they will be